numbers...painting party edition

12...number of family and friends helping us paint!

4...pounds of hamburger for sloppy joe's to feed our family and friends

29...gallons of wall primer (so far)

3...gallons of paint for each of belle and josie's rooms

100...trips up and down the stairs moving trim (ok, it felt like 100...maybe not quite so many)

2...sisters, helping with our children so i (amber) could be at the house for a change

1...mom, who did ALL she could do even though she was VERY under the weather

11...different colors we will be having throughout our new/old home...at least!

4...trips to lowe's during this past weekend

50...miles traveled by lisa (dear friend) to help the farmer family get into their house...one way!

2...chairs, put out to block us from parking on the "PUBLIC" street...gotta love neighbors

1...pot of chili, made by my aunt judy, to help feed all our lovely helpers

1...beer, drank by aunt judy at the end of day one, bless her heart!

1..grateful wife for having such a devoted husband...working his tail off to get our family in our new/old house!

1...thankful family....this weekend showed us how lucky we are to have your love and support!

love,

amber, joe, annabelle, gavin, and josie farmer

*enjoy the pictures of the painting party...my aunt joyce seemed to pop up in all the pictures:) thank you aunt joyce...i wouldn't have these pictures if you wouldn't have had me follow you around:)

Painting Party!

It is that time...we are going to be asking for a favor! This weekend (1/9-1/10) we will be priming and painting the WHOLE interior of the house. If anyone enjoys painting and would like to help, please let us know...leave a comment. We will be there most of the weekend. So just stop by if you want:) We will feed you and take your picture for the blog...HA! We will have beverages, food/snacks, a warm home, and LOTS of fun!!!! Please let me know if you are interested. This is the only weekend Joe has both days off in January, so we decided to go for it. Many of you have mentioned wanting to help...and now you can. Thanks again for checking in on us. We can't wait to have you all over to our new house someday VERY soon.

amber & joe

we have WALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

as i was uploading pictures i got a text from joe...they are done with drywall and are working on mudding the seams!!!! we are moving!!!! we will be having that painting party before you know it:) like i said in the last post...if anyone likes to paint, please let us know. we have to prime EVERYTHING (ceilings included) and then paint all the rooms. the pictures included are of the kids in their own rooms, which have walls, ceilings, AND closets now! then there is a picture of joe's hard work on the front porch and a picture of the playroom with TALL walls. who knew i would be so excited about drywall! please leave a comment and let us know you stopped by.
thanks,
amber

the walls go up TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

drywall is going to begin tomorrow (12/22)....not a moment too soon! we have heat and insulation. new windows and floors ready to be sanded. we will be having a "painting party" once all the walls are in place. we have a lot of priming and painting that will need done. if anyone is interested in helping and likes to paint...let us know, because we will call on you! the pictures that are included today are of our two new heat pumps, the insulation, the main electrical panel, plumbing, and a glimpse of the new windows.

Starting to take shape even in my head

Well the house finally had updated electric. We have gone through the process of wiring the entire house with probably 6 miles of wire! that passed inspection and we had the service upgraded and now we have 200 amp service feeding the house. We also passed the rough in for framing and the rough in for fire stopping. The plumber fixed the one drain I need to have inspected as my work did not hold air, but it does now and that should be inspected tomorrow. Then the insulation inspection. My father and uncle hung most of if not all of the insulation in the second floor so I will be working on the downstairs this weekend. We also have had the windows installed and they are done with the exception of the aluminum wrapping on the outside of the window. We also just got heat in there today! What a day to get it going! Drywall should start Tuesday and the house will begin to look like a house again! I am looking forward to getting that finished so that I can start putting the finishing touches on the house and make it ours! Thanks for stopping by and checking on us. We are still alive...........if even just a little bit. getting the heat and electricity going was a HUGE energizer for me..............no pun intended!


Joe

kitchen progress

well joe has been very busy with the new/old house. with a much needed week of hunting in west virginia with his dad and uncle and family friends, he is back at it! it is so good to have him back though. the photos included today are of the kitchen cabinet layout. as i had mentioned in an earlier post, we had won a bid on a set of new kitchen cabinets...joe put them in place in the kitchen to give us a better idea of what it would look like (minus the appliances). also, he has "roughed-in" the pantry walls that will surround the basement door...which is ON the kitchen floor....are you with me still....yep, the basement door lifts up from the kitchen floor....but now it will be its own little room with our pantry. the next few weeks will hopefully be JAM PACKED with lots of people coming and working on things like...electrical inspection, HVAC, new windows, drywall....i am beginning to see an end in sight! although we won't be in by christmas this year, we will be in shortly after. please keep checking in on us...and we can't wait to have you over to our new/old home once we are all moved in!

amber

progress!!!!! and....amber lifts a finger:)

thanks for checking in again! a lot has been going on lately. we got the foundation completed. (check) joe and terri got the plumbing done. (check) sub-floor down in my (ahem...the upstairs) bathroom. (check) our next few items on the checklist are:

* gutters

*insulation

* drywall

* floors (sanded and polished)

* walls painted

what do you think.....will we be in by christmas or not:)

hope you enjoy the photos. included in this post are: the new foundation (from the basement...notice all the plumbing tubes), me with a nail gun...YIKES....finally lifting a finger...look out joe:), new ceiling as you walk down the stairs, and the new subfloor in the bathroom.

thanks again for stopping...enjoy!

amber